MOSCOW – A Russian newspaper said on Tuesday that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was willing to give up power in exchange for security guarantees, citing a high-level Russian official.

The report in the respected daily Kommersant, which did not identify its source, came a day after the search for ways to end the war in Libya dominated Russia’s talks with NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen and South African President Jacob Zuma. (more…)